Sick List NewsThese are in loose alpha order based on the first surname mentioned.

Judge
Allen, who as we have heretofore announced has decided to make
Olney his future place of residence, arrived with the first installment of his household goods last Friday. His
family will not be able to come for some days yet on account of sickness. [Newton Press (Jasper Co, IL) Oct. 26, 1876]

R.W. Babbitt, of Springfield, Mo., is home attending the sick bed of his wife. [Feb. 1886]

Henry Boden,
who had his arm amputated a few weeks ago, is getting along finely, and no doubt is now entertained of his recovery.
[The Newton Press, Feb. 27, 1874

Noble: Jim Brown is on the sick list. [Olney Times,Wednesday, January 29, 1896]

Stringtown - The condition of Frank Copper has improved since last week. [Olney Advocate: December
12, 1913]

Stringtown - John Ginder is able to be up most of the time, although he can not venture outdoors as yet. [Olney Advocate, quoted in Ste. Marie Tribune, Friday, January 9, 1914]

Stringtown - Joseph Ginder came home from Iowa on account of the illness of his father,
John Ginder. [Olney Advocate quoted in Ste. Marie Tribune,
Friday, December 19, 1913]

Decker: Mrs. Samuel Hawkins is very sick. [Feb. 13, 1880]

Mrs. Emily Hesler
and daughter, Miss Elva, of West Liberty, while on their way to attend the funeral of Joseph Blanchard, in Claremont township, last Sunday, were thrown out of a buggy, near the residence of
Thomas Leaf, and severely bruised. Miss Hesler had an arm dislocated
which was replaced by Dr. Rice of West Liberty. [Newton Press (Jasper Co, IL) Nov. 23, 1892]

Judge John Lynch of Olney had one of his legs broken, Friday morning, while moving a wagon on his farm in
the country. Judge Lynch has many friends in Jasper county and all of them will regret to hear of his being injured.
He recently delivered an address before the Farmers Institute at Newton. [St. Marie Tribune, Friday, December 19,
1913]

Mrs. Jane Murry
and Mrs. Alice Cheek, the former from Decatur and the latter from Olney, Ill.,
were called to the bed side of their sister, Nellie Cunnefore, last week. [Newton Press (Jasper Co, IL) Aug. 12, 1891]

Stringtown - One of the children of Leas Ochs is reported sick. [Olney Advocate, quoted in Ste. Marie Tribune, Friday, January 9, 1914]

Last Thursday evening, Miss Mattie Powers was seriously injured while coasting with a party of young friends on the Compton hill,
north of the Catholic cemetery. Immediately after the accident she was conveyed to her home and an examination
of her injuries by Drs. Foster & Watkins showed that her spine and lower limbs were badly bruised. She has
been confined to her bed ever since and it will be several weeks before she will be able to be about. [Original
source: Olney Republican, quoted by the Newton Press, Feb. 3, 1892]

Oscar Ratcliff
is one among the afflicated who
is not forgotten by the busy world. He has been sick over two years. One year ago the 12th of this month, he was
compelled to take to his bed and, excepting a few hours one day, has been unable to leave it. His trouble is in
the heart and lungs, and arises from being crushed between two cars in a railway accident. The injury baffles the
studied skill of Olney's best physicians. Owing to his perfectly healthy condition in all respects except the above
named injuries, Oscar's friends still have hope of his convalescense. [Newton Press (Jasper Co, IL) January 29, 1890]

Denver: Johnnie Seblack is a very low condition with the dropsy. [Feb. 16, 1886]

Stringtown - John Sellor's children are recovering from pneumonia [Olney Advocate, quoted in Ste. Marie Tribune, Friday, January 9, 1914]

A five-year-old son of D.W. Quinby near Sumner, was kicked by a horse in the forehead, fracturing the skull, last Friday.
Dr. Hundley, of Olney, and Dr. French,
of Sumner, was called in and they removed a large part of the skull in the forehead. It is the first case of successful
trephining the skull that has ever occurred in Richland and adjoining counties. At present writing, the boy is
doing well. - Olney Times. Dr. Maxwell, of this city [Newton] has made the above named operation
successfully in this and adjoining counties four times. [Newton Press, Aug. 6, 1890]

Last Monday afternoon, a little 8 year old son
of Mat. St. John, in company with several of his schoolmates, was swinging
on the barn-door at his home, when the hinges gave away and the door fell on him and broke his leg. Dr. Ridgway
put on the splints and he will soon be out ready for another swing. [Newton Press (Jasper Co, IL) June 11, 1874